Register early and you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Register 10 minutes before the meeting time and you will be able to join the meeting immediately from the registration window. You need register only once for all meetings in 2025.
Tech Tuesdays (Virtual via Zoom) (Classes and Workshops)
Tuesday, November 11
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Need a helping hand? Drop in (virtually) on Tech Tuesdays, the popular informal consult time on DNA, hardware, software, and virtually all genealogy-related issues. All are welcomed, especially those who are just starting.
These occur virtually on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. No appointment necessary. No guarantee we can solve your problem, but we sure will try.
The Ancestry Users Special Interest Group is for people who use Ancestry.com (and AncestryDNA) to research their family histories. Members will share research strategies, exchange tips on using Ancestry's resources effectively, and collaborate to enhance their understanding of Ancestry's tools, features, and databases.
This SIG meets monthly on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:30PM Pacific, 9:30PM Eastern.
You only need to register once for all Ancestry User SIG meetings in 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom containing information about joining the meeting. Keep this email; it may be the only link you get. If you forget to register in advance or misplace the email with the link, don't worry. Register again. You will be able to join the meeting directly from the registration window.
Jointly sponsored by SGS and Fiske, this group meets every other month on the second Wednesday of the month from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Meetings address topics and resources helpful for those using MacIntosh (Apple) computers and the Reunion program in their genealogy research.
The link to logon will be sent to the MAC SIG email list. People wishing to attend should email macusersig@seagensoc.org to be added to the mailing list.
Register early and you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Register 10 minutes before the meeting time and you will be able to join the meeting immediately from the registration window. You need register only once for all meetings in 2025.
Facilitators: Laura Sandidge and Maureen Breakiron-Evans
Share information and discuss Irish ancestral research.
To participate you need to be on the SGS Irish Interest Group email list. Contact Susan McKee at sgsirishsig@seagensoc.org to join. Susan will email you the Zoom link for the monthly meetings.
You only need to register once for all German SIG meetings Oct 2025 through Jun 2026. After registering, you will also receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Keep this email. But if you misplace it, just register again. You will be able to join the meeting directly from the registration window.
Facilitator: Carolyn Schott
Image by Carolyn Schott
Virtual Sunday: Bringing Family History to Life through Presentations (Classes and Workshops)
Sunday, November 16
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Zoom Virtual Event
Have you ever worried that your family members won’t read your written family history? Giving a presentation can be captivating way to share your research with relatives and gain support of those who can help you!
Kathy Weber, SGS President and Family Historian, will share how she transformed her Irish family history
research into an engaging presentation for her relatives during a trip to Ireland. She will outline
her approach —structuring the talk, incorporating findings, and share their reactions.
Register early and you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Register 10 minutes before the meeting time and you will be able to join the meeting immediately from the registration window. You need register only once for all meetings in 2025.
New Transcription Special Interest Group (SIG) forming at Seattle Genealogical Society. We will meet in person at the SGS library from 6:00 to 7:30 PM and online via Zoom from 6:30 to 7:00 PM.
The focus will be on transcribing and tagging historical documents. We will rotate through federal, state, and local records. The first project will focus on Revolutionary War Pension Records, one of the National Archives’ largest Citizen Archivist missions.
Join us for the interest meeting to learn more, ask questions, and help shape this new SIG. Date: Wednesday, November 19th
Time: 6:00 pm Pacific at the SGS Library
-Or- Register Here for a brief Zoom meeting at 6:30 pm.
Are you looking for inspiration to write up your family history research?
This group meets online the third Wednesday of the month. Join us to share and discuss writing projects, resources, and ideas. Research reports, articles for publication, family histories and memoirs--all genres welcome and encouraged.
Members share their latest writing project by the 1st of the month to give others time to read and review. Depending on the number of pieces submitted, each piece will be given at least 10 minutes discussion.
SGS Quarterly Program Planning (Virtual) (SGS Meetings)
Thursday, November 20
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
As part of our SGS strategic planning effort, we will convene quarterly meetings of what we have dubbed our Education Program Consortium. Our innaugural meeting was so successful, we decided to schedule quarterly meetings.
If you are interested in collaborating with the leaders of our education programs (e.g., SIGs, field trips, classes, seminars, discussion groups), please join us. Register here.
EGS Family Tree Maker SIG (Special Interest Groups)
Friday, November 21
10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Join Eastside Genealogical Society and SGS to learn and share tips and tricks for using Family Tree Maker by Software MacKiev. The meetings open about 15 minutes in advance. You can join and/or leave whenever you have to, and you may email your question(s) in advance or bring them up during the meeting.
If you want to be on the Eastside Genealogical Society Family Tree Maker Special Interest Group email list, send your request to ftmsig@eastsidegenealogicalsociety.org.
Brags and Bricks (Virtual) (Special Interest Groups)
Monday, November 24
10:00 am to 11:30 am
Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges or just come to chat with other genealogists.
Register early and you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Register 10 minutes before the meeting time and you will be able to join the meeting immediately from the registration window. You need register only once for all meetings in 2025.
Tech Tuesdays (Virtual via Zoom) (Classes and Workshops)
Tuesday, November 25
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Need a helping hand? Drop in (virtually) on Tech Tuesdays, the popular informal consult time on DNA, hardware, software, and virtually all genealogy-related issues. All are welcomed, especially those who are just starting.
These occur virtually on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. No appointment necessary. No guarantee we can solve your problem, but we sure will try.
Register early and you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Register 10 minutes before the meeting time and you will be able to join the meeting immediately from the registration window. You need register only once for all meetings in 2025.
Organizing for Genealogy SIG (Special Interest Groups)
Monday, December 1
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Virtual via Zoom
Share information and discuss organization tips, techniques, and habits to enhance your genealogical journey.
This SIG meets monthly on the 1st Monday of the month at 7:00PM Pacific, 10:00PM Eastern via Zoom.
SGS membership is encouraged but not required.
To participate you need to be on the SGS Organizing SIG email list. Contact Susan McKee at sgsOrganizingsig@seagensoc.org to join. Susan will email you the Zoom link for the monthly meetings.
Pacific Northwest Interest Group (Virtual) (Special Interest Groups)
Wednesday, December 3
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Share information and discuss Pacific Northwest genealogical research. This SIG meets monthly on the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30PM Pacific, 9:30PM Eastern. SGS membership is encouraged but not required.
Register in advance for this meeting (click here). Register early and you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Register 15 minutes before the meeting time and you will be able to join the meeting immediately from the registration window. You need register only once for all meetings in 2025.
For more information, contact Leslie or Siri at SGSPNWSIG@seagensoc.org.
This registration is good for June through December 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom containing information about joining the meeting. Keep this email; it may be the only link you get. If you forget to register in advance or misplace the email with the link, don't worry. Register again. You will be able to join the meeting directly from the registration window.
Facilitator: Sylvia Vargas
Image created by AI, edited by Sylvia Vargas
FamilySearch SIG (Special Interest Groups)
Saturday, December 6
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Meeting via Zoom
STARTING at 10:00
Discover the many ways to use the FamilySearch website in your research.
We will feature a different aspect of the website every meeting. There will be time for Q & A.
This registration is good September 2025 thru June 2026. If you lose the Zoom link, just register again and join directly from the registration page. No harm done.
Contact Volunteers@seagensoc.org to volunteer today!
DNA Workshop (Special Interest Groups)
Sunday, December 7
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
All participants are encouraged to bring a question about a DNA topic, tool, or DNA kit to the group. Every workshop is unique, and all attendees leave the workshop with lots of WOW moments when they see concepts and tools used in real time.
To participate you need to be on the SGS DNA Interest Group email list. Contact Cary Bright at SGSDNASIG@seagensoc.org to join.
Register early and you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Register 10 minutes before the meeting time and you will be able to join the meeting immediately from the registration window. You need register only once for all meetings in 2025.
Tech Tuesdays (Virtual via Zoom) (Classes and Workshops)
Tuesday, December 9
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Need a helping hand? Drop in (virtually) on Tech Tuesdays, the popular informal consult time on DNA, hardware, software, and virtually all genealogy-related issues. All are welcomed, especially those who are just starting.
These occur virtually on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. No appointment necessary. No guarantee we can solve your problem, but we sure will try.
The Ancestry Users Special Interest Group is for people who use Ancestry.com (and AncestryDNA) to research their family histories. Members will share research strategies, exchange tips on using Ancestry's resources effectively, and collaborate to enhance their understanding of Ancestry's tools, features, and databases.
This SIG meets monthly on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:30PM Pacific, 9:30PM Eastern.
You only need to register once for all Ancestry User SIG meetings in 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom containing information about joining the meeting. Keep this email; it may be the only link you get. If you forget to register in advance or misplace the email with the link, don't worry. Register again. You will be able to join the meeting directly from the registration window.
